Title

'Professor John Tyndall', c1880, (1904). Artist: Alexander Bassano.

Caption

'Professor John Tyndall', c1880, (1904). John Tyndall FRS (1820-1893) was a prominent Irish 19th-century physicist. His initial scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1880

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D07_455

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31,7Mb (1,0Mb) / 9,2in x 13,4in / 2764 x 4007 (300dpi)

Keywords

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